Fake Wrens

Who doesn't love a Wren? They're adorable stub-tailed birds with beautiful voices. But wait! Are we talking about the same bird? As it turns out there are hundreds of unrelated birds that are called Wrens. The state of play when it comes to what is and isn't a Wren is wild, and this episode we do a full review of all the wrens buzzing around out there.

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Notes:

• Eurasian Wren: https://ebird.org/species/winwre4?siteLanguage=en_AU
• Ture Wrens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren
• Australasian Wrens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_wren
• New Zealand Wrens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_wren
• Antbrids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antbird
• Wren-babblers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pnoepyga
• Old World Babblers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_babbler
• Jungle Babblers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellorneidae
• Ovenbirds:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovenbird 
• Wren-warblers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamonastes